Train derailment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2014 Katanga train derailment
Details
Date
22 April 2014 between 10:00 and 11:00 local time (UTC+2:00)
Location
Near Katongola Bridge[1]8°23′30″S24°39′49″E / 8.39167°S 24.66361°E / -8.39167; 24.66361
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Line
Kamina – Ilebo
Operator
Société nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo
Incident type
Derailment
Cause
Driving over speed limit[2]
Statistics
Trains
1
Deaths
48[3]
Injured
162[3]
On 22 April 2014, a freight train derailed near the Katongola Bridge[1] in Haut-Lomami Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The train was carrying hundreds of illegal passengers at the time of the crash. As a result, 48 people were killed and over 160 injured.[3]
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